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            There were more and more great vistas to be had as I continued to pick and choose, more opposing trains too, including an EVEROO trash loads with garden variety GEs for power. Still daunting trying to decide where to set up in unfamiliar territory. The wildcard was something I hadn't given enough consideration to. 

I'm familiar with the differences between the green and lush side of the state and the dry side normally well delineated by the Cascade Range. Of course the Columbia cuts right across the Cascades with no summit or pass. I'd been spoiled by a couple days of plentiful sightlines with the corresponding ease of tracking trains, watching signals and spying meets. After a few more bends in the river I found myself back in the land of the tree tunnels. 

Anxiety took over as I was flying blind and looking for another crack at the ROOEVE. The scenery continued to impress as I passed Beacon Rock and Cape Horn. Unfortunately I soon found myself exiting the gorge and approaching Washougal with no idea where the trash train was. I was scoping out the overpass shot there (incredibly lame compared to what I had passed up) when an eastbound sailed past. I decided to make this the westernmost point of the trip and turn east. 

When I got back to Skamania I found the ROOEVE waiting out a meet. I also realized had I stopped there earlier I could have worked Beacon Rock into the background. Nothing to do about it now so I backtracked again to St. Cloud and set up for one final view of the empties curving out of the towering foliage that gives the parallel Evergreen Highway it's name. September 2, 2023.

Taken on: September 2, 2023

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